The 2018 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award

We're honored to receive the 2018 Subaru Love Promise Customer and Community Commitment Award. This award nationally recognizes elite Subaru retailers who provide an exceptional customer experience at every interaction with Subaru. These retailers have also demonstrated an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in their local communities in important areas such as the environment, community, health, education, and pets.

What is the Subaru Love Promise?

Subaru and our retailers believe in making the world a better place and the Subaru Love Promise is our vision of respecting all people. This is our commitment to show love and respect to our customers and to work to make a positive impact in the world.

The Subaru Love Promise Community Commitment

We believe in being a positive force in something bigger. And it all starts right here in our community. Not just by our donations, but by our actions.

That's why we stay true to our Love Promise Community Commitment by partnering with a wide variety of community nonprofits and charities.

Every year, we join hands with our owners in the "Share the Love" event, giving back to our community-a community that's given so much to us.

So, every day, we strive to ensure our love is felt not just by our customers, but by all in our community. We do this because we feel it is the right thing to do.

We are proud to participate in the Love Promise Community Commitment. We're grateful, not only to be a part of our community, but to serve and support the causes and passions that are closest to our hearts, right here in our neighborhood.

All of the organizations we support have one thing in common: the unwavering dedication to improve the world and the lives of ­its people.

Pets

Whether they live in our homes or in the wild, Subaru is committed to keeping all animals safe and healthy.

A partner since 2008, Subaru has donated close to $14 million to the ASPCA and helped support nearly 1,000 pet adoption events, resulting in more than 11,500 adoptions to date.

Environment

Loving the environment means more than loving the great outdoors. It means working to preserve it.

Over a decade ago, Subaru became the first U.S. auto manufacturer to become zero-landfill, and now, in collaboration with the National Park Service and the National Parks Conservation Association, Subaru is leveraging that same environmental expertise to help the National Parks reach zero-landfill too.

Education

It’s our goal to make the pursuit of knowledge available to as many minds as possible.

Total donations to teachers: $92,233 Over 200 teachers adopted More than 15,000 students impacts

Community

In a perfect world, hunger would be history and hope would be commonplace. We believe a perfect world is possible.

Subaru and Meals on Wheels America worked together to make volunteering easier, by launching a tool called the Meals on Wheels Online Volunteer Drive.

Health

We should all have a chance to lead a healthy life. We’re aiming to give as many people that chance as we can.

Subaru has donated more than $4.5 million dollars toMake A Wish, helping to grant 610 wishes in the U.S.

How is Terry Subaru dedicated locally to the Love Promise?

Our Love Promise can be seen in various partnerships with local charities and non-profits. We're grateful for the opportunity, not only to be a part of our community, but to serve it as well.

Love Promise Stories from Terry Subaru

SUBARU/LLS BLANKETS FOR CANCER PATIENTS –
Khiem T

The team from Terry Subaru and representatives from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society jumped right into Bags for Patients at the Alan B. Cancer Center at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Since we were able to meet some of the patients in the waiting room, the Terry Subaru team really tried to have a meaningful conversation with every patient they met.
One of these conversations was with a family where the mother was receiving treatment for lung cancer that had unfortunately spread to her brain. One comment that the patient's daughter made to LLS representative Khiem Tran was that you never hope for the day when your mother stops taking care of you and you have to start taking care of her. Khiem admits that both he and the daughter immediately started crying and that he has never been so moved by a comment because it is just so true. It is hard to see anyone who is battling cancer, but the fact that it was her mother made it hit a little harder for her.
Khiem heard the same thing after talking to the staff at Terry Subaru - that the conversations they had during their visit struck a nerve with them and they couldn’t imagine the hurt that these families are feeling. While a blanket is just a small gesture from Terry Subaru, the impact they had was great. So many patients were so touched to know that people outside of their immediate circle of support were thinking about them during this time.

Sunday Driving with Barney –
Julie B

Barney was one of our longest stay canine residents at the Lynchburg Humane Society, he had been in our care for over 791 days! We needed a plan to get Barney some attention and hopefully get him to a new home. Barney is an energetic dog and needs exercising regularly to be a calmer, more adoptable gentleman. One thing Barney really loves is car rides! We asked very supportive community partners, Terry Subaru if they could help us promote Barney and maybe showcase their cars at the same time! Opie stepped up to the plate and arranged to come to pick Barney up once a week in a different vehicle we could talk about while discussing what a great dog Barney is and giving him an awesome ride, complete with drive-through treats! Barney got his own theme song and it only took 4 episodes for him to find his perfect new home. He comes back to visit us every once in a while and we are told he has his own bedroom with a queen sized bed, Barney is living like a king, thanks to his wonderful adopter and with the help of Terry Subaru!

Subaru and NWF Love the Earth! –
Donna R

We are so grateful for our garden donation and the staff can't wait to see it bloom and use it for an outdoor classroom area! Thank you!

Terry Subaru a hero to Lynchburg's adoptable pets –
Julie B

The Lynchburg Humane Society's partnership with Terry Subaru began in 2013. Terry Subaru held donation drives and was very helpful in keeping our pets bowls filled in our old, inadequate cinder block facility. Over the years we built a new 25,000 square foot, state of the art facility, with more needy pets and expenses and our relationship with Terry Subaru grew as well. Not only does Terry sponsor our adoption banners, and hold yearly food drives during their Loves Pets events, but they donate $100 per car sold during this event, hold on-site adoption events, sponsor our golf tournament, Best Friend Ball, Slobberstock family event, participate in the Share the Love Event, where the majority of car purchasers choose to help our pets, and are a much appreciated part of the LHS family. We know all about the pets of the employees and enjoy letting them know when we have pets available that we think they may like. We have participated in Terry's filming of their commercials which allow our adoptable pets to be seen and Terry offers free engraved pet tags to all of our adopters. One of the first stops for family's after adopting their new pet is often to Terry Subaru to pick up a tag! We are so grateful to the amazing employees at Terry Subaru and our community is appreciative as well, which we hope translates into new customers! If you look at the LHS staff parking lot, you will see a lot of staff members driving Terry cars. We want to help each other succeed!

Subaru Loves the Earth - E-Waste Event –
Danielle S

We would like to thank our customers for participating in our E Waste Recycling event during the month of April. With your help, we were able to prevent 14,629 lbs of carbon emissions from polluting the atmosphere. This is equivalent to saving 561 trees, 2,488 gallons of gasoline, 21,207 plastic bottles, and 97,548 aluminum cans. Thank you for helping strengthen the Subaru Love Promise!

April 1-30, 2015 E-Waste Recycling Event –
Molly M

Throughout the month of April, we are hosting an E-Waste Recycling Event in our store to collect unwanted electronics. We've arranged to work with a company who will responsibly collect, re-purpose, and recycle your electronic waste. Help us protect our environment. Just show up with your E-Waste and we'll do the rest! The first 50 customers who contribute will receive a complimentary environmental badge of ownership. We will accept: LCD Monitors, Cell Phones, Laptops, Tablets, CRTs up to 40, Video Games/Consoles, Fax Machines, DVD/VCR Players, Printers, Computer Peripherals, Switches/Routers, Cords and Wires.

Pet Adoptions and Pet Food Donations! –
Mark J

My family and I have been loyal customers of Terry Subaru for years. For the past 2 summers, they have sponsored our local Humane Society by hosting pet adoptions clinics on site during the month of June, donating a bag of pet food with every test drive taken, and $100 from every sale to this organization. This could not come at a better time as the Lynchburg Humane Society is currently expanding to better serve the needs of our four legged friends in this area.
I'm so proud of the work that Mark Dalton and his team do to help the Central Virginia area!!!